Does the Vauxhall Tigra fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Vauxhall Tigra records 15.21 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.69 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.52, 95% interval +4.22 to +4.82). It ranks 26 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall Tigra is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 3,865 times in 2019–2024.

Vauxhall Tigra: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A tyre seriously damaged	3,865	5.97
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	2,704	4.18
A tyre cords visible or damaged	1,978	3.06
Tyre obviously under inflated	373	0.58
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	292	0.45

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 64,712 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Vauxhall Tigra gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

14.9% of Vauxhall Tigra MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,576 miles later (12,708 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,708 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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Does the Vauxhall Tigra fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

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